{"id":4269798,"date":"2021-04-01T13:12:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T11:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/insight\/kickstart-your-data-practice-in-a-week\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T13:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:43:18","slug":"kickstart-your-data-practice-in-a-week","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.deptagency.com\/en-au\/insight\/kickstart-your-data-practice-in-a-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Kickstart your data practice in a week"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tBack to all articles\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n<\/button>\n\t\tKickstart your data practice in a week\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\n\t<\/div>
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\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\tNowadays, most companies have an abundance of data which comes from multiple sources, at their disposal. Now, many of us store our data in the cloud or in a Data Management Platform. However, simply storing data is not enough to bring value to it. In order to take your data to the next level, brands need to leverage their data to activate and monetise it. But how do you start? Start small, tackle a specific challenge and create a proof of concept in a week\u2019s time.\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\tA week to implement a proof of concept\t<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\tTackling a data problem in a week may seem daunting, but working under a strict time constraint towards a specific goal can yield powerful results. In order to start, brands should decide which business goals they want to tackle first. Now is not the time to aim for the moon as you\u2019re trying to implement a new system in a week to establish its value. Instead, It\u2019s recommended that companies pick an easy and realistic problem which they have been meaning to undertake for some time. Next, with a small team of experts, create an action plan. There is no need to have everything figured out now, just designate roles and responsibilities and a clear overview of what should be achieved each day. Once this is done, the process of building or implementing the desired solution can begin. The last step is to evaluate the worth and value of your solution before presenting it to your company\u2019s managing directors.

You may find that the solution you had in mind doesn\u2019t work or, even better, the implemented solution solves multiple problems. The advantage of a quick proof of concept is that companies don\u2019t need to invest a large amount of money or have a proper business case to see whether they were able to successfully tackle a specific challenge.\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t